Fire Service Knots
It needs to be dressed properly to enable it to carry heavy load. It is more secure than a bowline. The double strands of the rope lay parallel to each other in the final step. One of the strongest knots.
What is a Figure 8 Follow Through
which tool is used for forcible entry that has both a claw and hook
What is the Halligan Tool
Wood, paper, cloth and trash are classified as what type of fire
What is a Class A Fire
What are the 4 changeable weather factors that influence wildland fire behavior?
Wind, Temperature, Relative Humidity, Precipitation
This 1991 Ron Howard film tells the story of two brothers who are firefighters in the Chicago Fire Department who desperately search for a serial arsonist, and stars Kurt Russell and William Baldwin.
What is BACKDRAFT?
Easy to tie and untie, this is a popular knot (or hitch) among hobbyists and is commonly used in many disciplines, but should be with caution in emergency operations. often used to hoist tools.
What is The Clove Hitch Knot
This tool is often used in destruction work breaking through drywall and masonry
What is the Sledgehammer
What type of extinguisher is used for combustible metals and alloys
What is a Class D Extinguisher
The fastest spreading, leading edge of the fire.
Head
This 2017 biographical film tells the story of a group of brave wildland firefighters from Prescott, Arizona who pay the ultimate price in the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire.
What is ONLY THE BRAVE?
This is a very versatile knot most commonly used for attaching ropes to anchor points
What is The Figure 8 Knot
what is the term used when the halligan and axe are put and carried together
What is "irons"
An Animal fat or vegetable fat type fire would use this type of extinguisher to put out
What is a class K extinguisher
The boundaries of the fire.
perimeter
The person who decides where and from what direction to enter a structure.
Who is the Incident Commander (IC)
This Knot also known as (becket bend) used to tie 2 ropes together of difference diameter
What is The Sheet Bend Knot
A firefighting tool that allows firefighters to see through smoke to quickly find victims.
What is a Thermal Imaging Camera. (TIC)
Electrical equipment is classified as this type of fire
What is a Class C fire
Fires outside of the main fire, caused by wind carried sparks or embers.
Spot fire
Firefighter/Paramedics Roy DeSoto and John Gage, played respectively by Kevin Tighe and Randolph Mantooth in this 1972 sitcom drama about the beginning of paramedicine in Los Angeles County, California.
What is Emergency
This Knot is used for joining 2 pieces of webbing together
What is the Water Knot
Single ladder equipped with folding hooks on one end
Roof Ladder
Gasoline and flammable liquids would use this type of extinguisher to put out
What is a Class B Extinguisher
What are the 2 methods of attack for wildland firefighting?
Direct (offensive) and Indirect (defensive)
Unaffected areas or buildings that are in danger of fire spread if a fire is allowed to burn uncontrolled?
What are Exposures?